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The tanks were confiscated from an outdoor warehouse/parking area on 129th Street.
By Michael V. Cusenza
City Fire marshals recently arrested two borough residents for their role in dangerously storing hundreds of propane tanks.
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Inspectors this week seized more than 120 propane tanks in College Point.
On Tuesday, FDNY inspectors seized more than 120 flammable propane gas tanks from an outdoor warehouse/parking area located on 129th Street in College Point. Marshals arrested Najeb Kabuli, 46, at the location for reckless endangerment. More than 60 of those propane tanks were stored in an unregistered delivery truck behind a wall of boxes constructed to conceal the propane tanks. All gas tanks were stored at the location without a permit, improperly stored near combustibles, and in close proximity to the pedestrian sidewalk creating grave risk of danger to the public.
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Last week, marshals arrested Hany Arafa, 45, after fire Inspectors seized 104 flammable propane gas tanks from an outdoor warehouse/parking area on Astoria Boulevard.
On Wednesday, Aug. 25, marshals arrested Hany Arafa, 45, after fire Inspectors seized 104 flammable propane gas tanks from an outdoor warehouse/parking area on Astoria Boulevard. The 2,300 pounds of propane were stored at the location without a permit and improperly stored in close proximity to the pedestrian sidewalk creating grave risk of danger to the public, City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. Arafa is charged with reckless endangerment.
